There was an interesting article this week on Inman News, which concluded that real estate agents are spending too much money trying to be found online. NAR’s 2014 Trends report was used as the basis for the conclusions, but the answers that those numbers should…

I’ve been reviewing dozens of CRMs over the past year for projects within my own team as well as others’ businesses. The majority of these discussions include a fairly simple question: Will this CRM automatically import/update itself with the leads I get from various sources?…

I wrote a piece a while back about some new technology products coming out in the next year like Tile and Coin. The ability to pack more and more tech into tinier objects with data transmission capability to interact with your smartphone is really interesting….

This isn’t particularly an opinion piece, just personal experience looking for your insights.  I use multiple web browsers simultaneously to stay logged into different user accounts on Google etc. for business and personal.  None of this is ground-breaking but I thought some of you in…

Drew wrote a great piece earlier on the state of real estate search.  I was at Inman Connect in New York last week as well, and it appears that not only did we share a few drinks, we also shared some of the same speaker…

A few weeks back, Drew Meyers and I had discussed how many technology ventures are exciting and groundbreaking, but they don’t necessarily solve a specific problem that the average real estate professional is facing.  These “solutions looking for a problem” often languish in terms of…

Creating a great name for your company can be difficult.  For start-ups and technology companies in fast-changing environments, it can be hard to find a stable moniker that represents what your company is today, and will still be appropriate years down the road. As someone…

We just heard from the folks at Realtor.com that they’ve renewed their agreement with MSN to be the sole provider of real estate listings and content for the media portal.  The agreement has been ongoing for 7 years, and strengthens one of their bases of…

Online buyers want more video content, and video technology has become much simpler to use.  I’m challenging myself, and anyone who’d like to join me, to create 100 neighborhood videos in 100 days.  To make that happen, I’m going to shoot video only on my…

Walk Score has always been at the forefront of delivering a digital representation of a neighborhood’s walkability to consumers.  From a standardized scoring system to interactive maps showing entertainment, dining, transit, and retail options, the Walk Score system has become a standard metric for many…